I read this as part of an @tandemcollectiveuk and @bloomsburypublishing readalong and really enjoyed this book. I don’t normally read non fiction and whilst this book was extremely heavy with information it’s also really important as a female to know it. I’ve came away from this book armed with facts and it’s very relevant to how I’m feeling right now. I think this book is one that every woman should read at some point. I was joined by lovely accounts that are tagged below.

This is a fairly factually dense book which is meant to be dipped into rather than read cover to cover as I did (mainly due to having it as a ARC from Netgalley there is no other way to read it, due to lack of table of contents). It covers a wide range of topics all related to perimenopause and menopause and a multitude of ways to combat the changes that come with the change. It can be a fairly technical read at times and I am sure it will provide a useful resource as I go through this phase of

Thank you Tandem Collective for gifting this copy for the readalong.TW: suicide, depression, miscarriages, anxietyRest of the review to come

Every woman over the age of 35 should read this. Knowledge is power, and this book certainly gave me a lot of knowledge that I didn’t yet have, and really needed. I now feel much more aware of what may happen in the years to come. I enjoyed and appreciated the frank, candid and sometimes sweary expression of the author (although this may not be to everyone’s taste). I also appreciated the forthright manner in which she makes recommendations about lifestyle choices as you navigate peri menopause

So far this is the best & most informative book I’ve read on perimenopause.

Very informative. At first I found the style a little jarring but I thought there was very useful information and guidance.

"I have been socialised to be good and polite; rewarded for being compliant and kind; trained to desire praise for being a good girl. And I am utterly ill-equipped to express the rage that I feel. It scares me and I fear what happens next I am stepping out of the parameters of my being and inhabiting that anger. I am on fire....I am embracing my peculiarities, moving from self-improvement to self-love. I am standing in the mirror and appreciating everything I bring to the world. I am stepping in...

Although pretty dense, this is a great resource for people who deal with or will be dealing with perimenopause. I will definitely be referring to this in the future.Thank you to the author, publisher, and netgalley for a copy of the ARC.

Not sure this was quite the in depth guide I was looking for...some good info, some unnecessary celebrity analogies for hormones, some woowoo feel-goodery. I think I will continue my search for the perfect guide to perimenopause.

This was a really valuable and illuminating insight into the world of the perimenopause, and it just felt so good to read and get to understand what is going on with our bodies!! The phrase 'All the rage, All the time' struck a chord with me as I was reading and that is the strength of this book as it really speaks your language if you're suffering various symptoms! To read about them in this book really helps you feel less alone in knowing that this is all part of the process - however annoying...

I listened to 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 by Maisie Hill as an audiobook, and I felt it was such an important book that I've also bought a physical copy to refer back to, and dip in and out of.Everyone should read this book. If you are a woman (or not a cisgendered man), or if you love any women and want to understand what they have to endure, you should read this book.-𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.-The book itself is a MUST read for anyone with a uterus and or 'female' reproductive organs...

This book reminded me of "what to expect when you're expecting," in that it gave me lots and lots of new things to worry about that I had never considered. I guess if I were going through any of those things, this book would be a great resource, but, in my current just-fine state it was a little much. :)

This quite a weighty book. Like a few other reviewers I think it would have been easier to have read this as a paperback or for anyone wanting to purchase it to do so because it's not really designed to read prescriptively, rather pick and choose chapters where needed. I have this as an arc on netgalley so reading it on kindle cover to cover was a bit hard.It's interesting and probably a book I needed 5 years ago when I started my peri-menopause journey. There's a lot that explained my health jo...

With thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest opinion.I rarely read non-fiction, but being a health librarian, when I became dimly aware I was perimenopausal a couple of years ago I started trying to research what I was going through. I was horrified by how little factual, unbiased, evidence-based information was out there. There's plenty of new-agey or militant feminist writing about the end of our fertile years, but actual facts rooted in research and lived exp...

The author has correctly identified that there is hardly any information about Menopause out there and decided to address that by writing this book. It is incredibly scientific, especially about how the hormones change as you move through your menstrual cycle, whilst interesting it's a lot to wade through before understanding what changes happen due to menopause. I did learn that menopause is actually only one day the anniversary of when your periods stop so that's helpful. Either side you are p...

This book is obviously well researched but it is extremely heavy going with almost too much information. It feels like reading a very dry science text book with so many different but similar hormones to get your head round, I felt as if I needed a biochemistry degree or that I was actually studying for one. I read it cover to cover without skimming but there was so much to take in with what felt like some conflicting information and upon finishing I am not much the wiser. Not a great read for an...

Hmm.I liked her descriptions of the physiology and changes with perimenopause. There is also plenty of good advice for living a healthier lifestyle generally. However, there is inherent bias. The author is an alternative therapist and places a lot of claim on a variety of homeopathic measures and ‘functional medical practitioners’ and ‘nutritional therapists’ (which is not a protected title by the way, meaning anyone can call themselves this). There is pseudoscience aplenty and unnecessary docto...

Perimenopause Power is a book that every woman should read! I really wanted to learn more about perimenopause as I am a woman in her early forties and all of my friends seem to be discussing it endlessly. There is so much misinformation out there and GPs don't seem to be particularly helpful about the subject. I was really pleased that I given access to Maisie Hill's book and immediately sat down to read through it. This book is so accessible - the language is very clear and conversational. The

So far I’ve only got to chapter 5 but I feel like binning this book. It is the most depressing and tedious read I have ever picked up. The authors basic message seems to be: “ladies, you might as well give up now- you’re going to be sick, miserable and depressed, and there’s almost nothing you can do about it and the patriarchy that is the medical profession don’t care or know what they’re doing -so good luck! Plus the writing is like that of a medical textbook- I was hoping for a little bit mor...